The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... dinner by the cheerful Thomas Birch whose stream of anecdotes ' flowed on like the River Thames ' . Birch's young ... dinner on his table than when his wife talks Greek . ' But Elizabeth Carter , of whom Johnson remained fond for the ...
... dinner by the cheerful Thomas Birch whose stream of anecdotes ' flowed on like the River Thames ' . Birch's young ... dinner on his table than when his wife talks Greek . ' But Elizabeth Carter , of whom Johnson remained fond for the ...
Page 133
... dinner , had there been a Synod of Cooks ' . A plain and simple meal , on the other hand , would not please him at all . Oh yes , he would agree after such a one , it was ' a good dinner enough to be sure : but it was not a dinner to ...
... dinner , had there been a Synod of Cooks ' . A plain and simple meal , on the other hand , would not please him at all . Oh yes , he would agree after such a one , it was ' a good dinner enough to be sure : but it was not a dinner to ...
Page 254
... dinner party with fine food and excellent company , marred only by a large , ill - behaved spaniel , named Belle , whose ' frequent solicitations to be fed ' made him very cross . At the big table in the dining - room he could enjoy ...
... dinner party with fine food and excellent company , marred only by a large , ill - behaved spaniel , named Belle , whose ' frequent solicitations to be fed ' made him very cross . At the big table in the dining - room he could enjoy ...
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